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Late game tournament heartbreak? Let's just say the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball program is used to it and it happened again on Tuesday night. No. 23 UCLA hit a lay-up with less than a second left on the shot clock and the game clock, leading them to a 72-70 win over Wisconsin.
It came despite a great effort from a changed Badgers lineup and a star-like performance from one of the new starters. Freshmen Brad Davison poured in 14 points and continued to be a catalyst for UW, while star Ethan Happ led the team with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. All of it didn't matter though, as a string of bad turnovers and UCLA buckets late gave the Bruins the ability to control the game late.
Even four of five starters hitting in double figures wasn't enough to get the Badgers over the hump against quality competition once again. Instead, it was Aaron Holiday who did the final bit of damage and led the Bruins with 18 points. Holiday was already leading the team in scoring, but put the final nail in the Badgers coffin by driving and hitting a lay-up just in the nick of time with UW pressuring given a low shot clock.
Holiday found a way to get through the trap and had a clear lane to the basket, which went in just before the shot clock expired. Replay confirmed it and UW couldn't handle a deep pass with 0.9 seconds left to end the game.
UW will come home for an in-state tussle as they host Milwaukee (who owns a win over Iowa State already) and then go on the road to Virginia in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge in the next 7 days.
What did we learn from this one? Let's take a look at some lessons and grades…
Change Worked for Badgers Lineup…Mostly
Something needed to change after the Badgers came out sluggish and were getting none of the needed production out of the perimeter players on Monday night against Baylor. Head coach Greg Gard hinted at some changes, and he inserted freshmen Brad Davison and Aleem Ford in to the starting lineup.
The energy from the team was just different from the opening tip on, with Kahlil Iverson and Ethan Happ owning the paint early and often. But, it wasn't just the fact that the ball was getting inside more that was impressive, it was just the different energy on both sides of the floor.
Perhaps the best bit of news from the change is that Davison made his coach look really smart for making the move. His 14 points and most importantly, his three made triples (the only one to make more than one for the Badgers), gave plenty of hope for the future.
To Be sure, Ford didn't light up the stat sheet, but he was solid when needed and unlucky to not have a pair of open three-pointers go in of his own. As far as the changes go, it appears that Gard has found a starting five that can get off to a quicker start and sustain things more long-term. Let's see if he sticks with this group for a bit longer.
Gard Still Searching for Front Court Rotation
Ethan Happ and Kahlil Iverson play a good game on the inside for the Badgers because their games complement each other. But, could the Badgers get anything out of the likes of juniors Charles Thomas and Alex Illikainen? Gard decided to test that theory early and often in the first half. It was part because there wasn't much to lose and part to avoid foul trouble for the two starters.
Few answers came though, as Thomas continued to have stone hands on the offensive side of the ball and commit too many errors on defense. Meanwhile, Illikainen did little more than become a decoy on both sides of the ball. The two combined for exactly zero points, no attempted field goals and just two combined rebounds.
Of course, those two aren't and shouldn't be expected to be offensive dynamos. Yet, should anything happen in terms of foul trouble to Happ or Ford those two didn't exactly make the case for the Badgers not to just go small. In fact, there were times where Wisconsin was best off playing Iverson, King, Davison, Trice and Ford (or Pritzl) instead of either of them in the game. There has to be more production from these veteran players if they want to continue to see more than 15 combined minutes a game.
Five Scorers Not Enough
Wisconsin is supposed to be a team built to have multiple players with big efforts, but on Tuesday night only five players scored at all for the Badgers. Four of those five were in double figures, as starters Davison, Happ, Iverson and Trice combined for 61 of the 70 points scored for Wisconsin on the night.
Points and minutes have begun to dry up for the likes of Brevin Pritzl and Andy Van Vliet, and rightfully so given the opportunities they have had and the ineffective play given on the court. But, it sure would be nice to know the guys who started red-hot against South Carolina State had any sort of confidence they could score against better competition.
Relying on just five scorers in Big Ten play isn't going to cut it, unless all five of them are capable of hitting in double figures every night. But, that is walking a tight rope no one wants to see happen. Here's hoping Pritzl, Ford, Van Vliet or anyone else can show they can score consistently enough going forward.
D'Mitrick Trice: B
Trice needs to be making three-pointers for this team to be really dangerous and to get teams to back off of Happ down low. That didn't happen on Tuesday night as he was just 1-5 from deep. However, he was efficient inside the arc and was good off the dribble, hitting 4-5 from inside the arc. It wasn't a great night, but with 14 points it's hard to be too nit-picky here.
Aleem Ford: F
It may seem harsh, but he was the lone starter to not put up any points and was 0-3 from the field. He also committed three personal fouls and the only other stat was one steal en route to a -2.0 efficiency rating. Ford is a good swing forward in Wisconsin's offense, but this was not his night. At least he's got a confident stroke from beyond the arc. It's not as if anyone else is making moves for starting minutes up front.
Ethan Happ: A
What was there to not like about Happ's game? Once again he led the team in points, rebounds, assists and steals. Well, he also managed to lead the team in turnovers (with Iverson) at four in this game. A lot of those turnovers came in crucial moments between the two forwards and really need to be cleaned up. So, that's why he's not getting an A+ from me at the moment.
Brad Davison: A
Few have made as big an impact in as few games in their career as Davison had coming in to this one. He earned the start and didn't disappoint in the least. It's becoming clear who the energy of this team comes from, and that is Davison. It doesn't hurt that he's an effective scorer and teammate. Like Happ and Iverson, we'd like to see him cut down on the turnovers (3) and pick up the assists (0), but there's plenty of time for that. Let this be the day that Davison cemented himself in the starting lineup and became a star for the Badgers.
Kahlil Iverson: B+
I know, getting a 14-point day out of Iverson is good news. But, he missed a few short looks and there was the team-high 4 turnovers to factor in. Iverson was almost unstoppable with his baseline cutting in the first half and overall this was a solid effort. It's just that we all see the potential and it seems as if he can't put it all together at once. Overall, a good night for Iverson when he really needed it.
Kobe King: A –
After seemingly becoming buried in the rotation, coming in after the likes of Alex Illikainen, Andy Van Vliet and Charles Thomas, King made sure he was going to make himself useful. He showcased a nice post game a few times and score 9 points on 3-4 shooting in 17 minutes of action. It was a good way to make sure he's moving to the front of the rotation again.
Brevin Pritzl: F
Pop quiz? Who was only other player with a negative efficiency rating to play in this game for the Badgers? The answer was Pritzl, and that's because he was 0-3 from deep, had just one assist and did nothing else in 10 minutes of play. For a guy who's game is a spot-up three-point shooter, he's been very shaky at that. At least you could live with it when he was also making plays in other facets of the game. Davison's rise and Pritzl's inability to hit from deep mean we're likely to see less and less of Pritzl this season.
Alex Illikainen: F
At least he grabbed an offensive rebound and had an assist on the night, but once again it is getting tougher and tougher to see how he see's the floor for double-digit minutes unless Happ is in foul trouble. Wisconsin is getting nothing, literally nothing out of him to justify the minutes he is seeing. Tonight would've been a good night to showcase something good, and there was just nothing there.


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Mexico's energy reform efforts have been realized with recent successes from prior bid rounds. Now, Mexican national Pemex has added a steady schedule of farm-outs in shallow and deep water. Audrey Leon surveys the plays on the agenda.
Juan Carlos Zepeda, president commissioner, CNH, speaks at the Pemex Farm-out day event. Photos from Pemex Flickr.
Mexico has worked tirelessly over the last three years to bring its energy reform to fruition, and the last piece of the puzzle was its own national oil firm, Pemex. In December 2016, Pemex finally found its first joint venture partner (BHP Billiton) for the Trion field, in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, through a competitive bid process. Now, Pemex is ready to do the dance again.
At its first-ever farm-out day in Houston, CEO José Antonio González Anaya reiterated his company's and the Mexican government's commitment to making the energy reform work. And one of those ways is through seeking more partnerships to develop existing resources, on- and offshore.
"We have a historic opportunity to use all the instruments and flexibility available from the energy reform, he told the audience. "Before, [only we] were able to explore and produce and commercialize anything to do with oil. Now anyone can touch it, foreign and domestic. Now Pemex can partner with anyone – foreign and domestic – to do this."
At the farm-out day event, Mexican officials announced four new farm-out opportunities: two onshore Tabasco, one in shallow water – Ayin-Batsil, in the Campeche Basin, and one in deepwater – Nobilis-Maximino in the Perdido Basin, adjacent to Trion. Mexican regulator, the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH), will again run the bidding process for the farm-outs, as they did in 2016 when determining a joint venture partner for Trion.
"Our role is to run the bidding process, and to ensure that this is a transparent and fully accountable process," said Juan Carlos Zepeda, CNH president commissioner, at the Pemex farm-out day in Houston.
Map from Pemex.
Pemex E&P Director General Gustavo Hernandez was on hand to add more detail on the plays added to the farm-out agenda. The Ayin-Batsil area, he says, offers 359 MMboe of undeveloped 3P reserves, mostly heavy oil, in shallow water, with multiple fields to develop.
Pemex CEO Jose Antonio González Anaya speaks at the Farm-out Day event in Houston.
"It's an important field," González Anaya said. "There's a lot of oil.
"Why didn't do this field [Ayin-Batsil] on our own," González Anaya asked. "The water is a bit deeper than we are used to. We are an expert in shallow water, but most of our fields are in 80-120m water depth. That's why we left it there to be done."
The total area of the complex is 1096sq km in water depths ranging 150-170m, deeper than the shallow water fields in which Pemex normally operates, he said.
González Anaya added that there is infrastructure nearby – the Litoral-A central processing platform, which is 24km from Ayin-Batsil and 50km from shore – to plug into production and take production onshore. "You still have to build a 50km pipeline from where we are to the existing infrastructure Pemex has. But the infrastructure is there. That's why we waited," he said.
Ayin was discovered in 1991. Initial production rates from Ayin-Batsil, Hernandez said, were between 1200 b/d and .32 MMcf/d (Batsil) and 8200 b/d and .33 MMcf/d (Ayin). There were 10 exploration and appraisal wells drilled, from 1988 to 2015, that intended to characterize the block, Area E-0027-M, he added. There are two other fields that comprise the Ayin-Batsil area, including Makech and Alux.
Hernandez said that Ayin is the most relevant field with 60% of the total 3P reserves. Batsil is second in size with 20% of the 3P reserves. Alux and Makech could potentially be developed as subsea tiebacks to Ayin and Batsil, he said. The nearby Litoral-A facility has a storage capacity of 200,000 b/d and 600 MMcf/d, which, as of 2016, had a 75% utilization rate, Hernandez said. Also in the same area, there are two Dos Bocas gas and oil pipelines with 600 MMcf/d capacity, at 80% utilization rate, and a 200,000 b/d capacity with a 10% utilization rate, respectively.
There are also three additional exploratory opportunities, which could offer 224 MMboe of prospective resources (average, unrisked) – Ichal, Ken, and Chelpul – all which have 25-26° API oil.
Map from Pemex.
Another opportunity, this time in deepwater, is Nobilis-Maximino, which sits in 3000m water depth in the Perdido Fold Basin, adjacent to previous discoveries Trion and Great White. A total of nine wells have been drilled on the Nobilis-Maximino.
When Maximino was drilled in 2013, Pemex then-described the find as the "crown jewel." The Maximino-1 probe was one of Pemex's deepest wells, at 9515ft water depth. Nobilis was discovered later in 2016. The Nobilis-1 exploration well, on the eastern flank of the Maximino field, is 220km off the coast of Tamaulipas at 3000m water depth. Pemex said both exploration wells (Nobilis-1 and Maximino-1) proved light oil of 40° API.
According to Pemex, the main reservoir in Nobilis is in the lower Eocene Wilcox. The Nobilis-101 exploration well, drilled in 2017, tested a separate structural closure to the northeast in the Wilcox. Pemex said it discovered oil in the upper Eocene and Oligocene reservoirs.
The 1524sq km Nobilis-Maximino area has 3P reserves of 502 MMboe of light oil, and estimated production of 300,000 b/d. Nobilis-Maximino is 26km from Great White, and 40km from Trion.
In addition to Nobilis and Maximino, there are two other discoveries: Supremus and Mirus. Pemex said a further 627 MMboe could be had in prospective, unrisked resources in three additional exploration prospects – Chachiquin-1, Maximino-1001, and Maximino-3001.
Maximino, which Pemex called the most second important of the block, has 41 API light oil, with 187 MMboe in 3P reserves. Nobilis is 42 API light oil with 315 MMboe in 3P reserves. Supremus, the only find with heavy oil (28 API), has 98 MMboe contingent resources in the Oligocene. Mirus has 41 API light oil with 73 MMboe contingent resources. Pemex believes that Supremus and Mirus could be developed as subsea tiebacks to Nobilis-Maximino.
The farm-out for Nobilis-Maximino is expected to run in parallel with the next deepwater round 2.4, in January 2018, Pemex said.
A future so bright
Left to Right: Aldo Flores-Quiroga, deputy secretary of energy for Hydrocarbons Mexico (SENER); Pemex's González Anaya; Miguel Messmacher Linartas, Secretary for Income, Ministry of Finance (SHCP); and Juan Carlos Zepeda, president commissioner, CNH.
SENER's Aldo Flores-Quiroga highlighted the success Mexico has already enjoyed since the reform passed. "We have done in three years what no other country has in terms of reform," he said. "Today, we have 54 companies working in Mexico's E&P sector."
As a result of the first five bidding cycles, Flores-Quiroga said that Mexico expects US$57 billion in investment. They have already signed 49 new contracts and have participation from 17 countries.
Flores-Quiroga also mentioned that the new five-year plan will offer 509 exploration and production blocks, and 82 production fields. "The aim is to present these at auctions by 2019," he said. "We will announce six months before the round. We aim to make the process more standardized."
Of the 509 blocks, Flores-Quiroga said 119 are deepwater blocks with prospective resources of 6594 MMboe and an average block size of 1000sq km. The blocks are in three basins, the Salina del Istmo, Cordilleras Mexicanas, and Perdido. The next deepwater rounds will be scheduled for January 2018 (Round 2.4) and October 2018 (Round 3.2), he said.
There are also plenty of shallow water blocks up for grabs. Flores-Quiroga said that there are 112 blocks with prospective resources of 3555 MMboe with an average block size of 400sq km. The shallow water blocks are in three basins – Burgos (near the US/Mexico maritime border), Tampico-Misantla (offshore Veracruz), and Sureste (offshore Tabasco and Campeche, and home to Eni's Amoca and Talos' Zama discoveries).
Historic finds
No doubt Mexico's energy reform efforts will not only be measured in monetary success but in production volumes as well. Two days after Pemex's farm-out day in Houston, Talos Energy announced it made an estimated 1.4-2 billion bbl, "world-class" light oil discovery at the Zama-1 exploration well, offshore Mexico. Wood Mackenzie called it one of the 20 largest shallow water finds in the past 20 years, and the first for the private sector.
Zama-1 was drilled in 166m water depth, about 37mi (60km) off Tabasco, in the Block 7 in the Sureste Basin, using the Ensco 8503 semisubmersible.
The well reached an initial shallow target vertical depth of approximately 11,100ft (3383m). Talos said it hit a 1100ft (335m) oil bearing interval, with 558-656ft (170-200m) of net oil pay in Upper Miocene sandstones with no water contact. The firm said initial gross original oil in place estimates for the Zama-1 well range from 1.4-2 billion bbl. Oil samples indicate light oil, with API gravities between 28-30° and some associated gas.
On the same day as Talos' announcement, Italy's Eni said its Amoca field, inside Area 1 in the Sureste Basin, has 1 billion boe of resources in place. Eni said that the Amoca-3 well proved the presence of multiple significant oil levels in the Orca and Cinco Presidentes Formations. Amoca is 1200km west of Ciudad Del Carmen, in the Bay of Campeche in 25m water depth. The Amoca-3 well was drilled to 4330m total depth and encountered 410m of net oil pay (25-27° API), in several high-quality Pliocene reservoir sandstones, of which 300m were found in the deeper sequence of Cinco Presidentes, in various cluster levels of Pliocenic age with good reservoir characteristics.
The total resource base estimate for Area 1 is 1.3 billion bbl of oil in place, according to Eni. The Italian explorer plans to submit an accelerated and phased development plan in 2017 targeting an early production phase with a plateau ranging from 30-50,000 b/d, with the start of operations planned for early 2019.


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Mischa is a frequent speaker and panelist at industry conferences, university programs and government events on the smart grid and the innovation potential of technology to transform business and society. He represented Awesense as a voting and participating member during the inception of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and an active volunteer at Science World to encourage school children to pursue careers in math, science, and engineering.
Mischa holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Victoria and Wireless, Electronics, Engineering Technology from the British Columbia Institute of Technology after leaving a Ph.D path at Simon Fraser University in Mathematics.
Karel oversees company finances, operations, and is a key contributor to Awesense's strategic planning and European market development. Prior to Awesense, Karel held increasingly senior roles in one of Europe's largest utility holding companies, E.ON AG. Karel joined E.ON in 1998 and rose quickly to the head of electricity strategy for E.ON Bohemia in the Czech Republic. Karel was a central player in E.ON's acquisition of three major regional utilities and led their merger into a single entity, becoming the Czech Republic's second largest utility. Karel then managed the company's separation into distinct entities: Generation & Transmission and Distribution as the Managing Director of E.ON Czech Holdings. Post-separation, Karel's role was Managing Director of E.ON Servisni. For Transmission and Distribution, Maintenance, and Expansion/Construction, Karel held the role of Chief Operating Officer for E.ON Czech responsible for over 1,600 employees.
Karel has held numerous Board of Director roles including Chairman of the Board at Jihomaravska energtika, a.s., Chairman of the Board at Teplarna Kyjov, a.s. and a member of the board at E.ON Ceska republika, s.r.o.
His Supervisory and non-corporate board memberships have included: Supervisory Board Member at Czech Association of Energy Sector Employers, Czech Association of Regulated Electrical Energy Companies, Scientific Board Member at Faculty of Business and Economics at Mendel University in Brno and Supervisory Board member at Prague Gas.
Karel holds a Business degree from FH Würzburg.
John Chase brings a wealth of experience in all aspects of financial management with 18 years serving as CFO.
John comes to Awesense from AbeBooks, an online marketplace for used books specializing in rare and out-of-print editions. Prior to that, John was CFO at Power Measurement Ltd., a manufacturer of enterprise energy management hardware and software. John has direct experience with Internet retail, manufacturing, service and venture capital. As a veteran of multiple mergers & acquisitions, he does consulting for private equity firms. John's background, both inside and outside the utility sector supports Awesense's financial and growth strategies.
A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, John attained a Masters Degree in Finance from the Boston College Carroll Graduate School of Management.
Board of Directors
Joining Mischa Steiner and Karel Dietrich-Nespesny on the board are two industry leaders and visionaries.
Dr. Ake Almgren is the President and 2003 founder of ORKAS Inc. and lends his experience and guidance to Awesense. Formerly Dr Almgren was the President & CEO of Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ:CPST), the world's premier developer and manufacturer of micro-turbine systems. Prior to Capstone, Dr. Almgren spent an accomplished 26 year career at ABB (NYSE:ABB), a worldwide power solutions company. He served as President of various business entities, including Business Area manager Distribution Transformers (with 36 plants in 28 countries), ABB Power T&D Co, Inc., ABB Power Distribution and ABB Power Systems. In these capacities he led operations ranging from high volume commodity products to advanced engineered system solutions with a worldwide presence.
Dr. Almgren holds a PhD in Engineering from Sweden's Linköpings Tekniska Högskola and a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology.
Mr. Berkowitz serves as the Senior Vice President of Ventures West Capital Ltd. focusing on investment opportunities in energy technology. David has become one of the most active and best-known cleantech investors in Canada. He speaks regularly at industry conferences and is frequently quoted in the media.
Prior to Ventures West, David worked with Motorola New Enterprises, the venture arm of Motorola, and previous to that he was a consulting engineer and entrepreneur.
David's past investments include Cellex Power Products (acquired by Plug Power, NASDAQ: PLUG), Astropower (NASDAQ:APWR, acquired by GE), 6N Silicon Inc. (merged with Calisolar Inc.), NCompass Labs (acquired by Microsoft, NASDAQ:MSFT), Serveron Corporation (merged with BPL Global Inc.), Greenlight Power Technologies (acquired by Hydrogenics Corp, NASDAQ:HYGS), TIR Systems, (acquired by Royal Philips Electronics, NYSE:PHG) and Angstrom Power (acquired by BIC Group).
David earned a Bachelor of Applied Science from Queen's University and a MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.


text: As part of my new job with Wheat Photography, I get to help style photo shoots from time to time. For part of our winter marketing campaign, we came up with the idea of doing a winter dinner, and I got the chance to do the environmental styling for the shoot! I've long been inspired by the pages of Kinfolk, Anthology, and Gather. I love the delicate details, the idea that the food and the people were more important than fussy decor, and the end result is always something inspiring and simply beautiful. I have wanted to try my own hand at styling for years, and I am so happy to finally have had this chance. Here are a few pictures from the shoot- see the rest at wheatphoto.com, and hopefully this inspires your Christmas dinner or next dinner party!


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What DON'T they want you to know? Eurocrats now making record numbers of EU laws in SECRET
EUROCRATS are now making record numbers of EU laws in secret as the bloc continues to battle a major popularity crisis amongst voters across the continent, explosive analysis shows today.
Brussels is shutting up shop and deliberating on an ever greater number of intrusive regulations away from the harsh light of public scrutiny, minimising opportunities for criticism and opposition.
Dynamite figures uncovered by an EUobserver investigation show that secret lawmaking is now at its joint highest level ever in the history of the bloc, raising serious questions over the health of European democracy
Campaigners and politicians today described the development as "astonishing" and said they were "alarmed" by the number of sweeping regulations being cooked up behind closed doors
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These are the Windows 2000 drivers, they DO WORK for Win XP. If you have the bundled SCSI card connected, say YES to loading the ASPI drivers for the card, if you are using another SCSI card (eg Adaptec), load the ASPI drivers for that card. Run WinSetup after extracting the file.
After rebooting run the Relisys app to select the appropriate ASPI driver
It even scans faster than I remember it did in Win98SE


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Happy September! Boy oh boy we've been enjoying the cooler temps the past week - have you? But even as we say a fond farewell to the fiery furnace that was this summer's heat, we also must say a bittersweet "au revoir" to an amazing summer filled to the brim with beautiful Blossom Sweet Brides. As you know, summer is the busiest time of year for us, and this summer did not disappoint! We had countless incredible events and look forward to sharing them with you (upon receipt of the photos of course)!
This particular photo captured one of our favorite summer bouquets which has yet to have been shared on the blog. Isn't it a beauty? And trust me, the bride was equally lovely both in style and in spirit.
flowers used in bouquet: stock (three varieties), spray roses, ranunculus, peonies (so gorgeous!!!!), garden roses, craspedia, succulents, green lizard, silver dollar eucalyptus, tuberose


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Labour leadership favourite Andy Burnham has been attempting to sell himself as a humble man of the people to the Labour faithful.
He's from Liverpool, and is not a member of the "the metropolitan elite," and "[has] never been," he told BBC radio in June – whilst also admitting that "for too long there has been a sense of a metropolitan elite at the top of the Labour party". Oh, Really, Andy?
Lost irony, then, that the Cambridge graduate and previous "special adviser" to the Blair government will be reading "a short story about equality and justice" at the £1400 a year Soho House private members' club (pictured above) on Tuesday night – The Spectator reports.
Hero of the proletariat Burnham, a man who once tried to claim £19.99 for an Ikea bathrobe off of the taxpayer, fights for "equality and justice" in a swanky Soho joint before an audience of his mates from the Westminster bubble.
You can't, as they say, make this stuff up.


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Maria Williams Kennedy,
Director of the Bel Canto Studio
Maria Williams Kennedy,
Director of the Bel Canto Studio
Soprano Maria Williams Kennedy
is currently the Director of The Bel Canto Studio of Voice in Grand Forks and had been a Visiting Professor of Voice at the esteemed Indiana University School of Music for 7 years previous to her returning to Grand Forks. Ms. Williams Kennedy performed numerous roles with the Indiana University Opera Theater including Constance in The Abduction from the Seraglio, Mimi in LaBoheme, and Cio Cio San in Madama Butterfly.
Ms. Williams Kennedy has been a Metropolitan Opera National Finalist in 1993 and 1996 and was the recipient of an Artist's Development Award from the Metropolitan Opera in 1995. Ms. Williams Kennedy has been a Finalist in the National Association of Teacher's of Singing Competition, a National Winner in the North American Bel Canto Foundation, a National Semi-Finalist in the Pavarotti Competition in Philadelphia, and a National Finalist in the Licia Albanese Puccini Competition in New York. Ms. Williams Kennedy made her Verdi Requiem Debut in Chicago in 1994 and debuted with Arizona Opera as Leonora in Verdi's Il Trovatore in 1995.
A frequent recitalist and soloist Ms. Williams Kennedy has performed with the Indianapolis Symphony under Erich Kunzel of the Cincinnati Pops and many other opera, oratorio, and orchestral performances across the US. She also attended summer opera programs at Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony in Eureka Spring, Arkansas, The Vocal Academy in Santa Barbara, California, and The North American Bel Canto Society Summer Arts Program in Chicago.
Ms. Williams Kennedy founded the Bel Canto Studio of Voice in 1999 and has served on the Voice Faculty of the University of North Dakota's Music Department and is a much sought after Vocal Judge and Clinician. She also served as Vocal Coordinator of the Summer Performing Arts Program, a program very dear to her heart. Maria is married to the love of her life, Colin Kennedy and has a daughter Maura Ferguson (John). Maria has also been blessed to be the Gran of Mairi Hope Ferguson and Jonas Richard Ferguson.


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Justin Hayward
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14
Crest Theatre
"I also realize that sadly I may be coming to the end of my touring career one day soon, and the stage door will be the place of my final step, and exit," says venerable Moody Blues guitarist Justin Hayward of his current Stage Door tour, a dive into the solo works of a rock star. Mike Dawes, who is part of Hayward's band, opens with a solo set. Doors 6:30 p.m. 1013 K St., Sacramento. $30-$65. www.crestsacramento.com
The Growlers
7 p.m. Friday, June 10
Ace of Spades
One of those bands that incessantly keeps you guessing, the self-proclaimed "beach goth" of the Growlers totes all the frisky pop sensibility it needs to suck you right into its waterspout of neo-psychedelic rock and spit you out safely onto the shore. Off-beat troubadour Jonathan Richman fills out the quirky bill. 1417 R St., Sacramento. $22. www.aceofspadessac.com
Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Colin Gilmore
7 p.m. Saturday, June 11
Crooked House series
Auburn's gleefully intimate Crooked House concert series welcomes a cult favorite of both "Big Lebowski" fans and Americana lovers alike. Jimmie Dale, a honey-voiced forefather of dust-plains country folk, will be joined by son Colin, a rising figure in his own right. Mark it, dude. $30 suggested donation. Reservations: 530-401-6381; firstname.lastname@example.com
Looking ahead: Allen Stone, July 1 at Ace of Spades
He might look like a castoff of the Beatnik generation, but Allen Stone is leading the pack of a hair-raising neo-soul revival and has become a festival staple. 1417 R St., Sacramento. $20. www.aceofspadessac.com


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DELAWARE WATER GAP -- The smell of warm pies fills the air inside The Village Farmer and Bakery in Delaware Water Gap.
Display tables are filled with apple, blueberry, pecan, and coconut custard pies, all wrapped up and ready for the holiday dinner tables.
"Totally love this place. Oh, and the pot pies, chicken pot pies, oh, my goodness, this place makes some of the most delicious foods and desserts," said Andrea Lee, New York.
With only a few days to go until Easter, workers are baking up a storm and taking orders for Easter breads and pies.
"Oh, my, it's insane. We have been getting orders all week. Our first order we probably got three or four weeks ago. They are just piling in and all week it's just been insane and it's going to be really, really busy," said Jessica Benzinger, The Village Farmer and Bakery.
For people like Sarah Shields from East Stroudsburg, stopping in for a sweet treat is a weekly tradition. She says it's not surprising the place is busy before the big holiday.
"It's definitely the place to go. These people are wonderful. Everything is fresh, and it's very good," said Shields.
If you ask people at the bakery what their favorite pie for the holiday weekend is, they will tell you pecan pie. Some even come in from out of state to make sure they have it for the weekend.
"The pecan pie is tres delicious," said Lee.
Andrea Lee has a vacation home in the Poconos. She stopped in for a piece of pie and left with a whole pie.
"I had just bought a whole pecan pie to take back with me to New York," said Lee.
Bakers expect to sell hundreds of pies throughout the rest of the week and will be open on Easter Sunday.


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Trinity Mirror is investing more than £1m in a relaunch of the Birmingham Evening Mail. Extra pagination will be guaranteed over the next year and the Thursday unveiling got a huge promotional send-off.
Editor Roger Borrell said: "We are doing more of everything. It is quite a statement by Trinity Mirror at a time when the industry isn't buoyant. It demonstrates the importance the company places in the Birmingham operation."
The Evening Mail's redesign is more than a new look, it is a culture change. The newspaper is aiming to attract the city's ethnic-origin residents, now nearing half its population, and Borrell and his team have spent six months delving into what will make them buy the paper, now selling around 120,000 copies daily.
The Mail is hoping to recruit more journalists from ethnic communities and make its content inclusive of all the Birmingham population.
The change is something Trinity Mirror is looking at group-wide. Borrell's arrival last July was the signal for intensive market research of every aspect of the paper, with the staff involved every step of the way. "Perhaps, to a certain extent, Birmingham is leading the way. It will affect every other centre in the group eventually," predicted Borrell. "We are looking to solve a few problems for the whole company if we can."
Borrell has told his staff no other
sister centre will attract investment of this magnitude.
The paper has a new masthead, columnists for every day of the week in Sharzia Mirza, Karen Brady, Adrian Goldberg, Carl Chinn, Shabina Aktar, Ed Doolan and Maureen Messent, and six new "platforms".
There is a 16-page football pull-out "The Monday After", plus a Watchdog consumer column and an M2 supplement featuring family on Tuesday (16 pages), property on Wednesday (eight pages), entertainment on Friday (20 pages) and leisure on Saturday (16 pages).
Thursday will feature jobs and Wednesday will also have eight pages on amateur and school sports.
Headline types Humanist and Franklin Gothic have given way to Impact and Helvetica. The body type has changed from Century School-book to Palatino.
It is not the only change journalists will see as their city is under reconstruction. An announcement will be made soon about their headquarters at Colmore Circus. The Sixties tower block is to be demolished; the presses are expected to move to Fort Dunlop on the outskirts of Birmingham while editorial will stay on site in a purpose-built newsroom for two or three years.
Feature: A cultural renaissance
By Jean Morgan


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Below is an excerpt from our friend, Annie F. Downs. She has a way of speaking with such raw honestly that you find yourself saying, "Me too!" deep within your soul. Her new book, Looking for Lovely, releases April 1. You don't want to miss this one! "Over the past three years, my experience of… [ read more ]
After Easter… Faith Still Stands
Faith is a slippery word today. Often it's used to mean nothing more than wishing. We have this "faith" in our favorite teams, the weather for Saturday, or the outcome of an exam we didn't prepare for. Sometimes we muster up faith as a last resort when life's a tough climb, but this faith disappears… [ read more ]
5 Habits of a Woman Who Doesn't Quit
Today at @bhpub, we are tweeting through Nicki Koziarz new book, 5 Habits of a Woman Who Doesn't Quit. Jump over there to follow along! Enter here to win 1 of 10 copies: GIVEAWAY From Nicki: To the Quitters, I get you. I am you. I run when things get hard. I quit when I don't… [ read more ]
Are Christians at War Right Now?
The following is a transcript of a conversation between Russell Moore, author of Onward and president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), and Daniel Patterson, chief of staff ERLC, on whether or not Christians are at war right now. This video will help you to understand what war Christians are actually facing and… [ read more ]
Becoming Leaders Who Say, "I Will!"
You are a leader. No matter your role, you bear influence in your family, your workplace, your church, and your community. In today's changing culture, there's no better time to serve those within your influence as an outwardly focused Christian, leading others to do the same. As members of the body of Christ, the church… [ read more ]
Absolute Truth in a World of Gray
"We live in a culture that says that relative truth is the path to freedom. If we just let everyone decide for themselves what truth is, then we're in the sweet spot. The Bible takes a different stance… God is truth. His Word is truth… The idea that absolute truth is the key to our… [ read more ]
Spending Time in the Word with Your Toddler
Jesus said in Matthew 19:14, "Let the children come to me" (NLT). He placed His hands on their little heads and blessed them, signaling their special place in the Father's heart and reminding Christian parents of our all-important mission. At age 43, I gave birth to our third child. What a joy to again have… [ read more ]
$0.99 Deal: Candace Cameron Bure's Balancing It All
The truth of the matter is that no matter how desperately you are trying to keep all your many plates spinning, some are going to fall… AND THAT'S OKAY. No one is Superwoman. Candace Cameron Bure tells her personal story of finding balance in her life, driven by her faith. This is not a self-help… [ read more ]
Interview with Ian and Larissa
1. In 2012, a video of your story released that went viral on the Internet. Tell us about the response. We were absolutely blown away by the response. We had no idea what to expect, and neither did the ministry who created the video. Nearly as soon as it was released, our email and blog were… [ read more ]
Interview with Erin Davis
Erin, what was your greatest challenge in writing Connected? Connected is the most vulnerable thing I've ever written, and vulnerability always feels risky. I had to fight the temptation to play it safe in the telling of my own story and in the telling of the often gut-wrenching stories of the women we interviewed for the book. I am… [ read more ]


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Banking deserts and disparities in home lending persist
Part 2 of our 4 part series on our latest report, The State of Bank Reinvestment in New York City: 2016
This annual report helps communities, legislators, regulators, and the financial sector to better understand the impact of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) at a local level and how to better meet the needs of our city's families and neighborhoods. The CRA is based on the understanding that quality intentional bank reinvestment is necessary to build and preserve affordable housing, provide access to safe affordable banking services, revitalize neighborhoods, and support quality jobs. ANHD's report provides a unique analysis of the CRA activity of 25 banks that operate in New York City, including some of the largest banks in the country. This part focuses on Branches and Banking Products; and 1-4 Family Lending.
When the CRA was first written in 1977, many banks refused to open branches and invest deposits in low-income communities and neighborhoods of color. Community groups have fought long and hard over the years to simply get banks to open branches in underserved neighborhoods. Forty years later, we still struggle to get banks to open – and not close – branches in unbanked and underbanked areas, but access to banking has become more complex. New Yorkers today face additional barriers to banking due to issues of cost and identification.
The vast majority of bank branches in New York City are in Manhattan below 96th Street. In the rest of the City, they are sparser and tend to be clustered along commercial corridors, leaving low-income communities of color with very few options. Access to banking and credit is more complicated as banks are closing branches and expanding mobile and online options. Branches remain important and low-income, immigrant New Yorkers need access to affordable, accessible accounts and products.
As much as New York City is a city of renters, nearly a third of New Yorkers own their own homes, a rate that has not moved much since 2005. Homeownership is an important source of housing and asset-building for many New Yorkers. At the same time, small 2-4 family homes can also be both a source of income for the homeowner and a potential source of affordable housing for renters. The City and financial institutions, especially those covered by the CRA, have an obligation to ensure that this opportunity of homeownership is made equitably to lower-income and minority people and communities throughout the City.
1-4 family lending is at the core of the CRA. As part of the CRA lending test, banks are evaluated on the volume of their 1-4 family home lending inside and outside their assessment areas and the percentages of loans to low- to moderate-income people and in low- to moderate-income geographies. Under the CRA, loans the bank originates are treated the same as loans they purchase from another institution. ANHD believes that originated loans are much more impactful in directly reaching current and potential homeowners.
- Branches in low- to moderate-income tracts remained stagnant and banking deserts persist.
Branches are not distributed equitably, with the majority concentrated in mid- and lower Manhattan below 96th Street and much fewer in upper Manhattan and the outer boroughs. The Bronx and Brooklyn have nearly 50% of the City's population, yet only 30% of the branches, and especially with so many concentrated in a few commercial corridors, many neighborhoods have none at all.
- More banks are offering affordable bank accounts, but more needs to be done.
We are pleased that many of the smaller banks and some larger banks now offer checking accounts with low or no maintenance fees, and some of the largest banks offer "checkless checking accounts" that do not allow overdrafts. However, we also found that some of these same banks are taking in tens of millions of dollars in overdraft fees; Bank of America, Chase, and Wells Fargo each took in over $1.6 billion in overdraft fees 2015. Immigrants continue to face barriers to opening accounts, often due to a lack of identification. Among banks in this study, only Carver Bank now accepts the IDNYC as primary ID (a total of 13 banks and credit unions in NYC accept it as primary)
- Home lending is up, but the percentage of loans to lower-income borrowers remains stagnant. Racial disparities persist.
Citywide, while the number of home purchase loans overall were up 10.7% from 2012 to 2015, the number to low-to moderate-income borrowers stayed virtually the same: 2,307 in 2012 and 2,310 in 2015. Among the 21 retail banks in this study, the number of loans dropped in that same time period; down 5% overall and 8.4% to LMI borrowers. This reflects the decline of lending by the "Big Four" lenders. 22% of New Yorkers are Black and 29% Latino, yet in 2015, only 9% of home purchase loans in New York City went to non-Hispanic Black borrowers and 8.2% went to Latino borrowers of any race. We also note that FHA loans make up a higher percentage of loans to Black and Latino borrowers.
- CRA lending programs are critical.
More banks are offering and refining their CRA products, either through portfolio products or participation in government programs like SONYMA, FHA and Fannie Mae. But, given the drop in lending overall and by CRA-covered lenders, more is needed to ensure the products are being used by the populations who need them most.
- The percentage of non-CRA covered lenders is rising.
In 2012, 24.4% of all home purchase loans were originated by non-CRA covered lenders and that increased to almost a third at 31% in 2015. 51.4% of 2015 refinance loans were originated by non- CRA covered lenders, up from 25.2% in 2012. The percentage of FHA loans made by non-CRA covered lenders is much higher. In 2015, 79% of FHA home purchase loans and 94% of FHA refinance loans were made by non-CRA covered lenders.
Banks should open and maintain branches in underserved areas. 25% of a bank's branches should be in low- and moderate-income tracts and 10% in low-income tracts in particular.
Every bank should offer safe, affordable bank accounts, and banks should accept alternate forms of identification in addition to a social security card to open an account. All banks should accept the IDNYC as primary identification.
Banks should offer branch products and implement practices to serve lower-income and immigrant communities by partnering with the City and nonprofits that provide high-quality financial counseling and education related to all aspects of banking and access to credit, and providing services to non-native speakers with staff, materials, and products that reflect the local languages and cultures.
Increase home purchase lending, particularly to lower-income people and neighborhoods, immigrants, and borrowers of color.
Create products and dedicate staff specifically for lower-income borrowers, immigrants, and borrowers of color with low down-payment requirements, reasonable credit assessments that allow for alternative forms of credit, down payment assistance, and connections to homebuyer counseling. Affirmatively market these products to targeted communities and organizations serving those communities.
Banks should offer affordable home improvement loans and participate in government programs to assist lower-income homeowners, such as the City's Home Improvement Program (HIP) offered through New York City Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).
Prevent and responsibly deal with foreclosed homes: Grant more trial and permanent modifications, maintain in good condition homes taken by foreclosure, and reduce the delays for homeowners due to lost paperwork, staff changes, and untimely responses.


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Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 2, 1640-1643. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1802.
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In this section
- Die Lunæ, 15 Feb. 1640.
Die Lunæ, 15 Feb. 1640.
Holding Parliaments.
3a vice lecta. THE Amendments to the Bill, intituled, An Act for Preventing of Inconveniencies, happening by the long Intermission of Parliaments;
Upon the Question, the Bill, with the Amendments, was passed.
Fountaine's Nat.
2a vice lecta est Billa, An Act for the Naturalizing of Peter Fountaine, Merchant; upon Question, committed unto the Committee for Peter Heren's and Hoell's Committee.
Herbert's, &c. Decree in Chaucery.
2a vice lecta est Billa, An Act for the Reversal of a Decree made in the Court of Chancery, between Sir Arnold Herbert, Knight, and others, Plaintiffs, and Lawrence Lowndes, and others, Defendants; and, upon Question, committed unto Sir Robert Pye, Mr. Cage, Sir Arthur Ingram, Sir Edward Deering, Sir Jo. Culpeper, Sir Jo. Evelyn, Mr. Oldsworth, Mr. Glynne, Sir Tho. Barrington, Sir Jo. Strangeways, Mr. Potts, Mr. Whistler, Mr. Evelyn, Mr. Whitehead, Sir John Holland, Mr. Maynard, Lord Fairefax, Mr. Perd, Mr. Broxam, Sir Wm. Allimson, Mr. Nicholas, Mr. Green, Mr. Wheeler, Sir Edm. Vowell, Mr. Young, Mr. Hide, Mr. Reignolds, Sir Fr. Barnham, Sir Beauchamp St. John, Sir Jo. Wray, Sir Guy Palmes, Sir Ro. Hatton, Mr. Waller, Mr. Hebblethwaite, Mr. Herising, Mr. Whittakers, Mr. Jo. Moore, Sir Wm. Penyman, Mr. Bond, Sir Edw. Hales, Sir Wm. Massam, Mr. Grimstone, Mr. Noell, Mr. Purefry:
This Committee is to meet on Monday next, at Two of Clock, in the Exchequer-court.
Ministers' Remonstrance, &c.
Ordered, That Sir Edw. Deering be added to the Committee for the Ministers Remonstrance, &c. in the room of Sir Peter Hayman, deceased.
Charge against Bowen.
Ordered, That the Petition, and whole Matter, concerning Mr. Bowen, of Woodchurch in Kent, be referred to the Committee of the Bishop of Bath and Welles: And that Committee is to draw up a Charge against him: And Sir Jo. Culpeper is added to that Committee: And those Words that Sir Jo. Culpeper this Day informed the House, were spoken by him, presently after the Breach of the last Parliament, are to be considered of in his Charge.
Irish Affairs.
Upon a Motion this Day made from the Grand Committee for Irish Affairs,
It is Ordered, That all the Rents and Profits of the Lands of Lyffard, in the County of Dennegall, in the Kingdom of Ireland, by Colour of an extrajudicial Decree made by the Earl of Straford, then Lord Deputy of Ireland, were sequestered into the Hands of Sir Paul Davies, Knight, and others, may be still detained in the Hands of the said Sequestrators; and that the said Sequestrators meddle no more with the Profits and Rents of the said Lands, till this House shall take farther Order therein; and that Sir Paul Davies, with the other Sequestrators, do deliver up, unto the said Sir Jo. Vaughan, an Account of what Rents they have received, and how they have been issued, and what remains in their Hands.
Holding Parliaments.
Mr. Strode carried up to the Lords the Bill, intituled, An Act for Preventing of Inconveniencies, happening by the long Intermission of Parliaments.
Sarum Election.
Ordered, That the Report of the Cause concerning the Election for Sarum, be made To-morrow Morning.
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Ilchester Election.
Upon Mr. Maynard's Report from the Committee for Privileges; it was Resolved, upon the Question, 1. That the Election of Sir Henry Berkely, and Mr. Hunt, for the Town of Ilchester in the County of Somerset, is void; in regard that due Notice was not given to the Electors: And that a Warrant issue forth under Mr. Speaker's Hand, directed to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, for Electing of Two Burgesses to serve for the said Town of Ilchester in this present Parliament.
Wallengford Election.
Resolved, upon the Question, 2. That the Election of Mr. Dunch, and Mr. Anth. Barker, to serve as Burgesses for the Town of Wallengford in the County of Berks, is void; and that a Warrant issue under Mr. Speaker's Hand, directed to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, for a new Writ, for a new Election of Burgesses for the said Town of Berks.
Royal Assent requested.
Mr. Treasurer, Sir Tho. Roe, Sir Fr. Seymour, Mr. Noell, Ld. Digby, Ld. Fairefax, Sir Edm. Varney, Sir Chr. Wray, Mr. Hollis, Sir Ja. Thinne, Mr. Solicitor, Sir H. Mildmay, Sir Jo. Culpeper, Ld. Falkland, Sir Tho. Barrington, Sir Roger Palmer, Sir Geo. Dalston, Sir Fred. Cornewallis;
This Committee is presently to attend upon his Majesty, to desire his Majesty, that he would be pleased, at his own convenient Time, to give his Royal Assent for the Passing of the Bill for the Relief of the King's Army, and the Northern Counties.
Message to Lords.
Sir Fr. Seymour is to go up to the Lords, with this Message; to intimate unto their Lordships, that this House has taken Course to present their Desires to his Majesty, that he would be pleased, at his own convenient Time, to give his Royal Assent unto the Bill, intituled, An Act for the Relief of the King's Army, and the Northern Counties; and to desire their Lordships, that some Course might be taken, for his Majesty's giving his Royal Assent to the Bill for the Triennial Parliament, so that it may pass with the Bill for the Relief of the King's Army, &c.
Member to sit.
Upon Mr. Maynard's farther Report, from the Committee for Privileges, it was
Resolved, upon the Question, That Mr. Tho. Leedes, returned one of the Burgesses for the Borough of Steyning in Sussex, shall sit as a Member in the House, till the Election be determined.
Midhurst Election.
Resolved, upon the Question, That Mr. Cawley and Mr. May are well returned, to serve as Burgesses for the Town of Midhurst in Sussex; and ought to sit as Members in the House.
Resolved, upon the Question, That Dr. Chaworth shall not sit as a Burgess in the House, for the Town of Midhurst, upon this Return.
Resolved, upon the Question, That the Bailiff of the Town of Midhurst be required to come hither, to mend his Return, for Mr. Cawley.
Bailing Gawler.
Ordered, That Mr. Tho. Gawler, who, upon a Complaint made to this House, was brought up, as a Delinquent, by Order of this House, may be bailed, upon giving good Security, that he will attend the Pleasure of the House de die in diem.
Cockermouth Borough restored.
Resolved, upon the Question, That the Borough of Cockermouth, in the County of Cumberland, be restored to their ancient Privilege of sending Burgesses to Parliament; and that a Warrant issue, under Mr. Speaker's Hand, to the Clerk of the Crown, for electing of Two Burgesses to serve for that Town for this present Parliament.
Bossinny Election.
Resolved, upon the Question, That Sir Christ. Yelverton, shall not sit as a Member in this House, for the Town of Bossinny, upon this Return.
Resolved, upon the Question, That the Election for the Town of Bossinny, in the County of Cornewall, is totally void; and that a Warrant issue, under Mr. Speaker's Hand, directed to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, for a new Writ, for Electing of Burgesses to serve for the said Town, this Parliament.
And this House does farther Declare, That they think it fit, that, in this Case, there be Six Days Notice given to the Electors, after such time as the Precept comes to the Officer of the Town's Hand, before they proceed to the Election.-
Petition against Gawler.
Ordered, That the Petition against Mr. Gawler be referred to the Committee for the Bishop of Bath and Welles, with a special Recommendation from this House, to take it into a speedy Consideration, in regard the great Charges, that the Witnesses, that come so far, lie at.
Days for Reports.
Ordered, That Wednesday and Thursday be appointed for Reports, according to a former Order.
Answer concerning Royal Assent.
Mr. Treasurer reports from the Committee that was appointed to attend his Majesty, concerning his Majesty's giving his Assent to the Subsidy Bill, that they had delivered the Commands of this House; and his Majesty's Answer is, that To-morrow Morning you shall know his farther Pleasure.
Privilege-Reflections on a Member.
Ordered, That Mr. Charles Gooe be forthwith sent for, as a Delinquent, by the Serjeant at Arms attending on this House, for speaking of very scandalous Words against Sir Fr. Seymour, as a Member of this House; the which Words have been here fully proved against him, by Two several Witnesses.
Trial of Earl of Straford.
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker put the House in mind, To-morrow Morning, of the Motion now made, concerning the Expediting of the Trial of the Earl of Straford.


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In commenting on President Obama's 2011 budget remarks on 13th April 2011, American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Jack Gerard said US oil and natural gas industry could play a major role in helping secure a strong, financially sound future for the nation:
'The US oil and natural gas industry is working hard to help our nation address the challenges the President outlined in his 2011 budget presentation. It is investing in US energy production, providing work for millions of Americans, and delivering billions in revenue to help finance our government and pay the nation's debt.'
'Given what we know today, we have vast oil and natural gas reserves here in the US to help fuel our country for generations. With expanded access to America's public lands and offshore areas, the industry could contribute even more to our future, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs and boosting revenue for our government over the life of the resource by more than US$ 4 trillion, almost 30% of our national debt.'
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Housing – Project detail
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Status (March 2016)
Tackling the affordable housing issue
It could be argued that one of the unintended consequences of the Cambridge Phenomenon is the spectacular growth in house prices in Cambridge. While there are many other factors influencing this growth there is an acute problem in the lack of homes that are affordable for the growing population. Housing is critical to the future success of the Greater Cambridge region and therefore features heavily in The Case for Cambridge.
Using the skills of the Housing group, the short term focus is to review and analyse the outputs from the Growth project team, to analyse and consider the outputs from the Local Plan Examination in Public, and to find pilot projects in Cambridge to test our thinking. One specific area we are focusing on is innovative funding structures and sources.
For 20 years Cambridge has been well known to venture capital and private equity investors from its high growth companies. This interest has now spread to the fixed income markets. Three years ago the University of Cambridge was introduced to the corporate bond markets with a highly successful, triple-A rated £350 million 40 year issue, which was heavily over-subscribed at slightly over 4%. Since then 18 colleges have issued a privately placed £150m 33-year bond, which again was well received at a similar coupon, and if anything rates have tightened in since then.
More recently, long term income strip pension fund investors have started to offer very long dated lease finance for specific rental generating assets on a non-recourse basis. Recent examples include:
- Addenbrooke's Forum project, comprising a private hospital, hotel and conference and teaching facilities, has been offered 45 year finance by L&G.
- L&G and Aviva have offered 47 year non- recourse lease finance for graduate housing to two Cambridge colleges.
- A transaction for student housing has already closed with another college on similar terms.
Underlying this activity is confidence with the longevity and research success of the University and its colleges, and a growing recognition of the depth of economic and population growth arising from the high tech cluster. Data on corporate and research institution employment, showing growth rates since 2010 of between 7% and 9% per annum, and knowledge intensive employment of over 30%, underpins a good quality rental market and background capital value growth that has become highly attractive to private and institutional investors in the private rental market.
Using private finance to meet Cambridge's housing needs
The City Deal agreement struck between the Government, the University of Cambridge, the Local Enterprise Partnership, and the three local authorities (City, South Cambridgeshire District and County councils) envisaged a programme of expenditure on housing and infrastructure investments of £5bn between 2015 and 2025, leveraging £4bn of private capital with £1bn of public funds. To address the joint housing requirements of the City, South Cambridgeshire and the University, a City Deal Housing Agency is being created. It is this vehicle that the partners envisage using to develop high quality, high density rental housing in and around the city and to finance this by means of long dated, non-recourse income strip lease finance.
Using such private finance to meet the housing needs of the area supports the wider aims of the City Deal, which will need to be built upon to address the need for transport and other infrastructure to support growth. Two central sites owned by the Cambridge City Council are under discussion. These would be leased to the City Deal Housing Agency, which would procure a construction contract to build apartment blocks to its exact specification. These finance leases which may extend to 125 years would be pre-agreed with the funding institution, as would the rental levels and the annual inflation uplift.
On completion of construction, the finance lease would be assigned by the Housing Agency to the funding institution, so the funding institution leases the site directly from the City Council. The funding institution would then enter into an operating lease agreement of 45-50 years with the Housing Agency for sub-letting to tenants, which could be a mixture of private, intermediate and social rent. On expiry of the operating lease, the land would revert to the City Council, with the funding institution utilising a break clause in its finance lease. The Housing Agency would be responsible for insurance and maintenance of the property, but the investors' recourse, in the event of non-payment of the rent by the partners, would be to take the building and either re-let it or sell the leasehold interest.
The underlying cash flows to service the lease finance derive from the rentals paid by the tenants of the apartments, and the role of the Housing Agency is only to procure the apartment facilities. The operating lease would not appear on the balance sheets of either the Housing Agency or the City Council, and would not, we believe, form part of the public sector borrowing requirement. The intention would be to create a portfolio of such leases in and around the city to offer site diversification to investors.
At present these discussions are at an exploratory stage, but policy support for such a combined private funding plan as part of an expanded City Deal for Greater Cambridge, linked to additional flexibility for supporting infrastructure investment would clearly be very welcome.
We hope that the implementation of these innovative strategies will provide one of the answers to ensuring more appropriate and affordable homes are built as quickly as possible.


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More than 20 years have already passed since Ukraine had got its independence, but everyone now has a list of questions. What kind of democracy has Ukraine? Is Ukrainian mentality suitable for combination with democratic principles? Who should become an example for us in this direction?
Certainly, USA could be as the first example for our country. However, we need to stop taking lessons in democracy and try to become a model for others. There are no doubts that the U.S. have succeeded more than other countries in building of democratic society, where the human rights are not just a phrase.
It is impossible to deny the importance of the Bill of Rights to the U.S., but, nevertheless, it cannot serve as an ideal for the Ukraine. This is not due to differences in values. I sure that they are similar in both countries. The main reason is historical differences in formation of our nations. For the U.S., the process of state establishing came through hard struggle for independence. For Ukrainians, attempts to protect their independence with arms ended tragically, but at the same time, our country had acquired national heroes. Our countries were faced with different spirits of the time.
In this moment Second amendment, and partly Fifth and Sixth amendments are not acceptable for Ukraine because of domestic affairs and they may lead to the opposite results. Free carrying of weapons in our society today will entail tragic consequences. Ukrainians, unfortunately, do not have such level of cultural, religious and personal tolerance for each other as American society has. But we can learn from USA how to strengthen the principles of equality of people regardless of their religion, creed and color, as well as the principle of tolerance in our society.
Jury is a matter of bitter dispute in juridical academia. Such kind of justice cannot be called undemocratic, but in the current Ukrainian judicial system it can lead to corruption, threats and intimidation to jury, and in consequence, we will get country with a lot of wrongfully convicted defendants. All other amendments, perhaps in a slightly modified form, found their place in Constitution of Ukraine.
Ukraine has though not political, but civil will to build a democratic state. Ukrainians aspire to live in a country where you can freely develop as individuals; we strive for a society that has no place for discrimination, racism and violence. We have a lot of NGO's, unions of Ukrainian youth people that deals with such problems and issues.
The time will show the possibility of Ukraine to become «the land of the free, and the home of the brave». In my opinion, cooperation with most experienced in such matters countries will help Ukraine to stay on the right way.
Author: Sergiy Ishinov, Donetsk National University
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Competition is held by the Center for Political Studies (Donetsk, Ukraine), jointly with the portal "American Clubs – Ukraine", and the Kyiv Alumni Resource Center (ARC). General partner of the competition: American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii (Honolulu, USA). Partners of the competition: Institute of Professional Lobbying and Advocacy (IPLA) and Donetsk Regional Association of International Researchers (DAIR). More detailed information about the competition is available here.


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English Muffins
I vowed that if I had a snow day I would spend it baking. The day started out that way – I actually made a brownies when I woke up (from a box – I was tired!) since I thought I'd be going in to work. When I got the all-clear to stay home, I pulled out short ribs to braise in the oven (adapting the Braised Short Ribs with Chocolate and Rosemary recipe that I also made here – I highly recommend it) since they would take a while. Both of those used the oven, but that wasn't really what I had in mind when I vowed to bake.
I really wanted to make bread, but I didn't need any. I would have enjoyed baking cookies or a dessert, but I already had a pan of brownies around, so anything else would be overkill. I decided to finally tackle something on my cooking wish list – English Muffins.
I've come across a few recipes for English Muffins, but the one that seemed the easiest to attempt first was the recipe from Peter Reinhart's Bread Baker's Apprentice.
I used my stand mixer to mix and knead this. I used bread flour, butter, and regular milk in this. I only needed the minimum amount (3/4 cup) of milk in this, and added a tiny bit of flour toward the end of kneading to make the dough less sticky. I let the dough rest for about 2 hours; it was actually a little past doubled by the time I was ready to shape the dough. I divided the dough into 6 equal pieces (I weighed them to even them out), put them on a sprayed and cornmealed parchment, and sprinkled them with a little more cornmeal. I covered them and let them rise again until nearly doubled, about an hour and a half. [Actually, they might have been fully doubled. It's hard for me to tell.]
English muffins are actually cooked in a skillet or on a griddle, and then finished in the oven. I heated my electric griddle to 350F. I sprayed it with cooking spray, and carefully moved the muffins over with a spatula. I wasn't really sure when to flip them. I flipped a few at 5 minutes, and the rest around 8. After flipping the rest, I reset the timer for another 8 minutes. I checked them periodically to make sure they weren't scorching on bottom. After the second side was cooked, I put them on a baking sheet and finished them off in the oven (5 minutes at 350F).
After letting them cool for 30 minutes, I tried one. I ate half untoasted, and toasted the other half. They tasted good. Nice and English muffiny. They were denser than the ones you buy at the store, though. I'm not sure if that's just how they're supposed to be, or if I did something wrong to make them not as fluffy as they should be. These English muffins were much heartier than the ones I usually buy, but were very satisfying. I like that they're homemade, and they were pretty easy to make. The most difficult thing was gauging when they had risen enough to cook, and when to flip them on the griddle. I have a feeling I'm going to be perfecting this recipe throughout the year. For now, though, I'm just looking forward to eating them for breakfast the rest of the week.


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Life at NZIS
From intercampus sporting competitions to outdoor education camps, NZIS students take part in a variety of activites throughout the academic year.
Sporting Academies
Our NZIS high performing sporting academies for Rugby, Rugby League and High Performance are second to none in providing students with expert training and coaching strategy. With a former Olympian and several National Representatives on staff, Academy students have access to top players and coaches in their respective sporting areas. The Institute also has a number of high performing Sports Teams which helps build the social cohesion of the student body.
Sports Exchange
Each year students compete between campuses in a variety of sports including rugby, netball, volleyball, indoor cricket, soccer, golf and athletics. This exciting competition is a chance for students to show excellence in sports. The Sports Exchange is all about fun, social interaction and healthy competition.
The games are played over three days and include a large function for staff and students. There is prize-giving for MVPs on the last day and the Winning NZIS Campus is announced.
Camp Week
The orientation camp week is a highlight of the NZIS experience. All students are taken out of their comfort zones in a challenging outdoor environment where team cohesion is developed to set the scene for the year ahead.
All New Zealand Institute of Sport students will be participate in a camp to begin the academic year, either at the NZIS Outdoor Education Facility in Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast for Wellington students, or at various outdoor recreation spots in areas surrounding Auckland and Christchurch.
At camp students are challenged on their physical fitness, cooking skills, approaches to problem-solving and ability to work as part of a team.
Orientation Week
Once the enrolment procedures are complete, we will begin a series of formal and fun activities during this orientation week, which allow you to interact with fellow students and tutors in team building exercises.
This is an important week as we will provide you with important information for the year ahead. We will also be gathering additional information in student interviews and the literacy testing, in order to assist you with your learning and progress over the academic year. This will be a great week for you where you get to know the institute and your fellow students!


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Stress Management are various techniques used to control a persons stress level to improve daily functions. Stress cannot be completely eliminated because we need a little stress for healthy living but can be managed through work life balance and other techniques available.
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This course is designed to help participants to identify the causes of their stress and provide them with practical, effective tools to avoid, reduce and manage stress – both on and off the job and also achieve a perfect work life balance.
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In recent days, a video by Greg Karber has gone viral in which he criticizes the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, Mike Jeffries, for insensitive remarks and encourages people to donate Abercrombie & Fitch clothing to the homeless in retribution. His intent is to protest the fact that the company does not make plus sizes, only markets to attractive people ("the cool kids"), and burns damaged clothing instead of donating it to charity.
Mr. Karber clearly has good intentions with his #FitchTheHomeless campaign. He is arguing that defining beauty and coolness in such a narrow way is exclusionary and insulting to people who think differently. His intention is to say that all people are beautiful enough to wear this brand of clothing and, at the same time, to encourage people to donate clothing to the homeless. For many people this is the message they get from the video and it is spurring them to take action. That is a good thing.
However, for people experiencing homelessness and for people who are able to look at it from their perspective, the message is altogether different. The message is that homeless people are as unattractive and uncool as it gets. So much so that if we dress them up in one particular brand of clothing, that brand will be soiled and the company's sales may even take a hit. Think about it from the perspective of one of the many children or teenagers living in Skid Row. Would you want to wear Abercrombie & Fitch clothing knowing that it was given to you because someone thinks you are the opposite of Abercrombie & Fitch's market (privileged, attractive and cool)?
Homelessness is profoundly complicated. People experiencing homelessness are not all in the same situation for the same reason. There are the runaway youth, the families with children, the veterans, the abused, the disabled, the elderly, the mentally ill and yes -- the drug and alcohol addicted. Everyone has their own unique story for how they ended up homeless. They can't be grouped into one category and told what their needs are. They don't all fit into the same clothes.
If you were moved by Mr. Karber's video, by all means, boycott Abercrombie & Fitch. Hand out flyers. Protest outside of their stores. But if you want to help people experiencing homelessness, there are many other more useful ways than to spend time searching out one particular brand of clothing to donate. For starters, donate any and all brands of clothing (in all different sizes). Donate money, donate food, volunteer your time. Get to know some of the people in this unfortunate situation and give them the gift of trying to understand. I would invite both Mr. Jeffries and Mr. Karber to do so. It might change the way they think about giving to those less fortunate than themselves.
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A closed primary system, except…
Florida uses a closed primary system, meaning that you have to be a registered member of a party to vote in that party's primary elections. However, a constitutional amendment passed in 1998 by direct democracy creates open primaries in districts where all candidates on the ballot are from the same party. Advocates of open primaries argue that they allow more moderate candidates to win because they have to appeal to a broader spectrum of the electorate, and are less dependent on party activists for electoral support.
The write-in loophole
Florida's primary system thus offers an interesting blend of direct and representative democracy: the parties enjoy closed primaries in the state, but the voters stepped in and approved a ballot measure opening the primaries in cases where all a district's candidates are from the same party. However, there is a loophole in the law that many Florida voters are critical of: if someone files as a write-in candidate – even if that candidate doesn't have much of a chance of winning the contest, or doesn't even reside in the district – the primary closes.
According to Naples Daily News, a number of "sham candidates" entered races for Florida House and Senate seats as write in candidates for the August 30, 2016 primaries, disenfranchising 1.6 million voters in the process. Journalists with the Tampa Bay Times report that a record thirty-five write-in candidates are running for the state legislature, thus preventing opposing party voters and independents from casting ballots. According to the same report, write-ins have successfully closed six Florida Senate primary races this year, four of which were Republican (Districts 1, 12, 27 and 28), and two Democratic (Districts 11 and 31).
Increasing polarization
According to the authors of the Tampa Bay Times report, "Shrinking the voter pool allows candidates to tailor messages to the extremes: the most conservative or most liberal voters in their party." One way to measure this might be to compare the extremism of the primary winners and losers: For instance, using the American Conservative Union Lifetime Scores (State Legislatures) – available at votesmart.org – as a measure of political extremism, the Republican Party primary winner of Senate District 1, Doug Broxson, has a 94% approval rating, compared to that of the runner up, Mike Hill, with 90% approval.


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#19 – Upgrading Widows Vista or Windows XP to Windows 7
September 3, 2009 at 12:52 pm 1 comment
One of the most popular articles on this web site is "Problem with Windows Vista Enterprise upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate RC". Windows 7 beta and RC where available only in Ultimate version and that was the reason why the only upgrade option was from Windows Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate.
At the moment TechNet and MSDN subscribers can download following versions of Windows 7:
- Starter
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Professional
- Ultimate
- Enterprise
If you are currently running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP, Windows Vista RTM, Windows Vista Starter, Windows 7 M3, Windows 7 Beta, Windows 7 RC, or Windows 7 IDS, Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2 you can forget about upgrade.
As you can see it is only possible to upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7. You can upgrade your Vista only to same language, and only to same architecture type (32-bit version to 32-bit, 64-bit to 64-bit). It is possible to do upgrade from Windows Vista only to same or more "powerful" version of Windows 7:
- Windows Vista Home Basic can be upgraded to Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Ultimate
- Windows Vista Home Premium can be upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Ultimate
- Windows Vista Business can be upgraded to Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise or Windows 7 Ultimate
- Windows Vista Ultimate can be upgraded only to Windows 7 Ultimate
- Windows Vista Enterprise can be upgraded only to Windows 7 Enterprise
I'm puzzled by the fact that it's not possible to do upgrade from Windows Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Enterprise, but you can upgrade from Windows Vista Business to Windows 7 Enterprise.
You can see graphic presentation for part of the upgrade matrix at Mossblog.
If you don't meet all of conditions mentioned above you can forget about upgrade. You will just have to install Windows 7 and all of your applications from scratch. There is a way to transfer data from your old operating system (or computer) to new one. I'll leave this topic for one of my next posts 🙂
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